CCEW Charity Commission profile

LONDON SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY

Registered charity 312778 · organisation 312778

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
15 January 1964
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
00381332
Financial period
1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income
£2,827,888
Latest expenditure
£4,098,620
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: GREEN LANE, NORTHWOOD, HA6 2UW

Website recorded by the regulator: www.lst.ac.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The provision of tertiary education and training (both undergraduate and postgraduate);Making grants to individuals to facilitate their education / training;Providing care / counselling services.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received
22 May 2026
Date Accounts Received
22 May 2026
Total Gross Income
£2,827,888
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,098,620
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received
17 February 2025
Date Accounts Received
17 February 2025
Total Gross Income
£3,182,891
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,924,392
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2024
Date Annual Return Received
16 February 2024
Date Accounts Received
16 February 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,048,741
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,760,349
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2023
Date Annual Return Received
3 July 2023
Date Accounts Received
3 July 2023
Total Gross Income
£3,209,611
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,699,701
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2022
Date Annual Return Received
31 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£3,602,365
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,756,909

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2025
Ar Due Date
30 June 2026
Ar Received Date
22 May 2026
Total Gross Income
£2,827,888
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,098,620
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£35,177
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
3
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
3
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2024
Ar Due Date
30 June 2025
Ar Received Date
17 February 2025
Total Gross Income
£3,182,891
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,924,392
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£51,174
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
3
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
2
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2023
Ar Due Date
30 June 2024
Ar Received Date
16 February 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,048,741
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,760,349
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£51,216
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2022
Ar Due Date
30 June 2023
Ar Received Date
3 July 2023
Total Gross Income
£3,209,611
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,699,701
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
1
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2021
Ar Due Date
30 June 2022
Ar Received Date
31 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£3,602,365
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,756,909
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£114,750
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
1

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2025
Ar Due Date
30 June 2026
Ar Received Date
22 May 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
179101
Income Other Trading Activities
140279
Income Charitable Activities
2237843
Income Investments
213180
Income Other
57485
Income Total Income And Endowments
2827888
Income Legacies
1300
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£100,137
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,899,598
Expenditure Other
98885
Expenditure Total
4098620
Expenditure Investment Management
34982
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
634582
Expenditure Depreciation
115039
Gain Loss Investment
59749
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-116000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,813,000
Assets Total Fixed
7788354
Assets Own Use
1275627
Assets Long Term Investment
6512727
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
1152000
Assets Other Assets
£1,129,060
Assets Total Liabilities
£707,290
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£9,362,124
Creditors One Year Total Current
689672
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
17618
Assets Cash
£578,595
Funds Endowment
251698
Funds Unrestricted
7206629
Funds Restricted
1903797
Funds Total
9362124
Count Employees
68
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2024
Ar Due Date
30 June 2025
Ar Received Date
17 February 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
641828
Income Other Trading Activities
96283
Income Charitable Activities
2158008
Income Investments
236224
Income Other
50548
Income Total Income And Endowments
3182891
Income Legacies
457432
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£63,556
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,728,033
Expenditure Other
132803
Expenditure Total
3924392
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
556236
Expenditure Depreciation
217418
Gain Loss Investment
562555
Gain Loss Pension Fund
285000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£7,293,720
Assets Total Fixed
8650138
Assets Own Use
1454771
Assets Long Term Investment
7195367
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
1268000
Assets Other Assets
£1,330,180
Assets Total Liabilities
£559,211
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£10,689,107
Creditors One Year Total Current
523977
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
35234
Assets Cash
£743,692
Funds Endowment
250013
Funds Unrestricted
8561720
Funds Restricted
1877374
Funds Total
10689107
Count Employees
76
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2023
Ar Due Date
30 June 2024
Ar Received Date
16 February 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
202705
Income Other Trading Activities
116598
Income Charitable Activities
2413672
Income Investments
274293
Income Other
41473
Income Total Income And Endowments
3048741
Income Legacies
31236
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£100,669
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,570,655
Expenditure Other
89025
Expenditure Total
3760349
Expenditure Investment Management
40373
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
15950
Expenditure Support Costs
546905
Expenditure Depreciation
208898
Gain Loss Investment
-743912
Gain Loss Pension Fund
213000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£7,579,494
Assets Total Fixed
8992679
Assets Own Use
1614790
Assets Long Term Investment
7377889
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
983000
Assets Other Assets
£1,101,546
Assets Total Liabilities
£494,172
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£10,583,053
Creditors One Year Total Current
441322
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
52850
Assets Cash
£832,554
Funds Endowment
234728
Funds Unrestricted
8562494
Funds Restricted
1785831
Funds Total
10583053
Count Employees
77
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2022
Ar Due Date
30 June 2023
Ar Received Date
3 July 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
319789
Income Other Trading Activities
72246
Income Charitable Activities
2533503
Income Investments
250353
Income Other
33720
Income Total Income And Endowments
3209611
Income Legacies
110448
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£102,749
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,546,819
Expenditure Other
50133
Expenditure Total
3699701
Expenditure Investment Management
44544
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
521929
Expenditure Depreciation
199580
Gain Loss Investment
-1427885
Gain Loss Pension Fund
343000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,464,779
Assets Total Fixed
10395231
Assets Own Use
1723723
Assets Long Term Investment
8671508
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
770000
Assets Other Assets
£1,136,935
Assets Total Liabilities
£476,593
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£11,825,573
Creditors One Year Total Current
476593
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£942,822
Funds Endowment
256812
Funds Unrestricted
9670602
Funds Restricted
1898159
Funds Total
11825573
Count Employees
74
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2021
Ar Due Date
30 June 2022
Ar Received Date
31 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
383042
Income Other Trading Activities
43855
Income Charitable Activities
2856523
Income Investments
256705
Income Other
62240
Income Total Income And Endowments
3602365
Income Legacies
171158
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£100,353
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,569,394
Expenditure Other
87162
Expenditure Total
3756909
Expenditure Investment Management
40482
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
640292
Expenditure Depreciation
210615
Gain Loss Investment
1606722
Gain Loss Pension Fund
928000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£10,677,657
Assets Total Fixed
12057853
Assets Own Use
1905782
Assets Long Term Investment
10152071
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
427000
Assets Other Assets
£1,460,318
Assets Total Liabilities
£544,623
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£13,400,548
Creditors One Year Total Current
544623
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,283,556
Funds Endowment
288768
Funds Unrestricted
11104657
Funds Restricted
2007123
Funds Total
13400548
Count Employees
71
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout London
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
108
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Religious Activities
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
LONDON SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2024-05-31T00:00:00
Reason
Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number
3074514
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1062066
Assoc Charity Name
ADORAMUS
Charity Name
LONDON SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1964-01-15T00:00:00
Charity Name
LONDON SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY
Charity Event Order
3
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2024-09-17T00:00:00
Reason
Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number
290227
Assoc Registered Charity Number
290227
Assoc Charity Name
AUCTIONS FOR CHRISTIAN MISSION

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 25TH JUNE 1943 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS PASSED ON 12TH DECEMBER 1958, 14TH FEBRUARY 1997, 12TH FEBRUARY 1999 AND 2ND FEBRUARY 2004 AND AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 21 JUNE 2011
Charitable Objects
THE COMPANY’S OBJECT IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, BY SUCH MEANS AS THE COMPANY MAY DETERMINE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:-(A) THE CONDUCT OF THE SCHOOL AND ESTABLISHMENT AND CONDUCT OF COLLEGES (IN ALL CASES) FOR THE STUDY AND TEACHING OF THE BIBLE, CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE AND RELATED SUBJECTS;(B) THE TRAINING OF MINISTERS OF RELIGION, CHRISTIAN TEACHERS, MISSIONARIES AND OTHER CHRISTIAN WORKERS;(C) THE SUPPORT OF THE SCHOOL, ITS STUDENTS AND ITS FORMER STUDENTS,WITH ALL SUCH ACTIVITIES BEING CARRIED ON IN STRICT ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINAL BASIS.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
143926
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
THE LONDON BIBLE COLLEGE
Charity Name Id
143916
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
LST

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management